How Many People Are Named Benno?
people named Benno are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 2,357,136 people in the US has this name
Based on 306 babies named Benno in Social Security records from 1912 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
12 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Short form of German names containing the element bern "bear".
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Benno in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Benno alive today is about 26 years old, and 73% are under 30. Half of them were between 6 and 59 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Benno first appears in the records in 1912 and was given most often in 1916, to 12 babies. In 2025, 7 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1912 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Benno has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #2,275, in 1916. In 2025 it ranked #9,831.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #9,831 |
| Best rank | #2,275 (1916) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #3,476 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Benno alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Benno were born in New York than in any other state: about 5 of those alive today.
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